Reading Notes - Arabian Nights Part B

The story follows Aladdin, who is a poor boy who didn't like to work. He always was playing all day with his friends in the market. 

One day Aladdin's uncle, Abanazar, arrived in the city. He told Aladdin he was rich. He gave Aladdin and his mom gold, bought to Aladdin a beautiful new coat, Aladdin loved him.

However, Abanazar was not Aladdin's uncle. He was a magician from Morocco, and he had a hidden motive. He wanted to find a enchanted lamp so that he could gain power, but only Aladdin could retrieve it.

Aladdin found the old lamp and he saw the jinnee, and he got 3 wishes. He used these wishes to marry a princess and escape poverty. Abanazar constantly was following him around, and Aladdin could not rest. Therefore, he had to use the magic lamp to save the city from the magician, which he did.

Magic Lamp, Pixabay

Story source: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898).